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| sjb:
Andy, that anti gavity pack cost me a fortune! The only problem is slamming the garage door stops working! :scratch: Steve |
| Stilldrillin:
That is shaping up soo nicely Steve! :clap: :clap: :thumbup: David D |
| doubleboost:
Some fine work there Much better in a bigger scale :thumbup: :thumbup: Keep the pictures coming John |
| madjackghengis:
Hi Steve, I was admiring the very fine machining of the cast iron shown in your lathe, and then on to the following pictures, am I right in believing you've taken that cast iron "sheeve", turned it into a wheel hub, and the arm(s) are to be spokes? I must say, your lathe turns a very fine finish on the iron, and it looks great. I see lots of small parts and rivets in your future :lol: that should be a fine looking beastie when she's done. Very nice work and nice layout altogether. Looking forward to learning something about traction engines. :beer: Cheers, mad jack |
| sjb:
Hi Jack, Thanks for the kind comments. The first two pictures show the winding drum which fits to the rear axle and was machined from a piece of cast iron round. The driving centre has still to be made and I think the quality of the material had more to do with the finish than my machining ability! The next few pictures show the spoke pockets being machined in the wheel hub. The spokes I purchased as laser cut items from Malcolm at Model Engineers Laser (nice guy to deal with, no relation etc). The picture of the wheel in the building jig keeps everything in the right place while bending and fitting the spokes. It also shows the hub with it's cover in place. When I have fitted the first 8 spokes I will flip the wheel over and fit the rest. I can happily take more pictures of this process if your interested. Steve |
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